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Bacteria-Induced Uroplakin Signaling Mediates Bladder Response to Infection

Urinary tract infections are the second most common infectious disease in humans and are predominantly caused by uropathogenic E. coli (UPEC). A majority of UPEC isolates express the type 1 pilus adhesin, FimH, and cell culture and murine studies demonstrate that FimH is involved in invasion and apo...

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Autores principales: Thumbikat, Praveen, Berry, Ruth E., Zhou, Ge, Billips, Benjamin K., Yaggie, Ryan E., Zaichuk, Tetiana, Sun, Tung-Tien, Schaeffer, Anthony J., Klumpp, David J.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2669708/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19412341
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1000415